- Dates
- 1972-08-01 – 1972-08-31
- Kind
- Weather
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- environmentcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Fire Officer Bill Wagner’s August 1972 weather summary recorded a high of 79°F, a low of 41°F, average high and low temperatures of 71.8°F and 53.9°F, five-and-three-quarter inches of rain, fog on fifteen days, and rain on fourteen days. The report gave 20.35 inches of rainfall since January 1.
Evidence and limits
These figures are preserved as the Beaver Beacon’s reported monthly summary. The issue does not identify an instrument, observation station, or surviving official weather log.
Sources
- Reports August high and low temperatures, averages, fifteen fog days, fourteen rainy days, 5.78 inches of rain, and 20.35 inches since January 1; these are newspaper figures rather than an identified official station archive.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1972-09_Beaver-Beacon
- The held seven-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1972-09_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island August weather report, 1972”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-august-weather-report-1972/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 1972, “Weather.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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